Public Goods and Public Intervention in Agriculture

What is the
justification for spending a substantial sum on supporting agriculture in
Europe? Is the principle public money for public goods? If so, what are the
public goods, how are they linked to agriculture and what policies can be used
to provide them? These are some of the questions arising in the current debate
on the future of the CAP.

Some of the answers are tackled in a new brochure
published by the European Network for Rural Development reflecting the work of
an expert group building very extensively on the Institute’s research and
writing in this area